noun
east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
• Syn: ↑Saintpaulia
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑family Gesneriaceae, ↑gesneria family
• Member Meronyms: ↑African violet, ↑Saintpaulia ionantha
Useful english dictionary. 2012.